FIRST SCHOOL TO GET LEED GOLD
Nation's First LEED Gold School Installs Solar Panels
April 14, 2010 (PR Newswire)
"As the first school in the nation to receive Three Green Globes, a LEED Gold for Schools certification, and in 2009 scored a 99 out of 100 earning it the prestigious Energy Star Label, Bethke Elementary continues to be a leader in sustainable education. Thanks to a new solar electric system from Colorado-based Bella Energy, Bethke Elementary now covers 11% of its electric needs with solar…
"Bethke was the first beneficiary of the Renewables on Schools Program, launched in 2008 by local environmental nonprofit Trees, Water & People (TWP). Each year since then, the organization has used its annual Renew the Rockies event to raise money for renewable energy projects on local schools…"
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"The entire [solar] system was funded by energy efficiency and solar reward rebates from Xcel Energy and the donation from TWP. The system includes a Web camera, solar weather station and is interfaced with PSD's building automation system to provide real time, Web-based data from the system which will be a learning tool for students, staff and community members.
"At Bethke, the system's 90 solar panels produce enough electricity to prevent more than 50,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from being released each year, ensuring that the students of Bethke Elementary are learning in one of the greenest buildings in the country…"
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